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Peterborough Lakers 2012 Mann Cup Champions

September 16, 2012
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Two coaches were suspended, multiple other players were drug tested and one sprinkler system was abused by a frustrated goalkeeper while his counterpart was thrown into action just in time to salvage the series. The Mann Cup offered Canadian lacrosse fans countless story lines and subplots, but unfortunately the Tom Clancy-esque drama was beginning to overshadow what, surprisingly, was a stellar lacrosse series. Coming into the Mann Cup, few gave…

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Suspended Coaches Jamie Batley and Rod Jensen Still Coaching Mann Cup

Yesterday it was announced that Langley Thunder head coach Rod Jensen and Peterborough Lakers head coach Jamie Batley had been suspended for not cooperating with the CCES doping testing during the Mann Cup. Well, now they can coach during the Mann Cup, as CLA president Joe Harris has “stayed” the suspension pending further investigation, according to IL Indoor. Both coaches appealed the suspensions and the CLA decided to stay them. This means…

September 15, 2012
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Mann Cup: Lakers Take 3-2 Lead

September 15, 2012
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Game five of the Mann Cup was held Friday night. As a writer, when you’re asked to recap a game, you try to fit the key plays, highlighting the top players and turning points, while at the same time touching on the biggest storylines that game produced. With this in mind the question following game five was, where do we start? As fans began to enter the building, there was…

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Mann Cup Game 6 Preview

On Friday night the Peterborough Lakers defeated the Langley Thunder 9-5 to take the lead in the Mann Cup 3-2. The Thunder came out strong in the game scoring 4 goals in the first period in order to take a 5-0 lead after the first period. The Thunder though came apart in the second period as Peterborough scored 7 unanswered goals and held Langley scoreless in the period. Heading into…

September 15, 2012
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Thunder and Lakers Coaches Suspended As Part of Doping Controversy

The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) announced today that two suspensions have been handed out at the 2012 Mann Cup. Rod Jensen, head coach of the Langley Thunder, and Jamie Batley, head coach of the Peterborough Lakers have both been suspended by the CLA President, Joey Harris, from their coaching responsibilities for the duration of the 2012 Mann Cup. The suspensions are in relation to conduct off the floor of play….

September 14, 2012
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Ashby: Mann Cup Thoughts

The Mann Cup so far has been an offensive oriented affair. Both teams have had their moments to shine as the Langley Thunder and the Peterborough Lakers head into game 5 there is only one thing that is known for certain and that is that this series will see some serious fireworks in the last three games. All year long the Langley Thunder were able to win games due to…

September 14, 2012
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Lakers Even Up Mann Cup At Two Games

September 13, 2012
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In a Mann Cup that saw a combined seventy-eight goals in the first three games (twenty-five, twenty-nine and twenty-four respectively) the goaltenders for both the Peterborough Lakers and Langley Thunder have come under scrutiny. First, for Langley, Brodie MacDonald has been fantastic, but he was also replaced (albeit momentarily in each case) three times in those three games. Tyler Carlson was left to figure things out for the majority of…

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Mann Cup Game 5 Preview

September 13, 2012
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The Mann Cup so far has been a battle of offenses as so far  the two teams have combined for 98 goals so far in this series. Last night the Peterborough Lakers evened up the series as Mark Steenhuis and John Grant Jr led the way for Peterborough in their 9-8 win. Steenhuis finished with a hat trick while Grant had 1 goal and 5 assists which was enough to…

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Badgers Bounce Back After 1st Half Scare

September 12, 2012
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The Brock Badgers opened their 2012 season with an 11-8 victory over their Western Conference rival Guelph Gryphons. The Badgers over came some adversity as the Gryphs had a convincing 7-2 lead at the end of the first half. Brock Coach Justin Kennedy expected that Guelph would come out to a hot start after opening their season with a win over University of Toronto. However, being down 5 goals going…

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CUFLA Week 1 Wrap Up

September 11, 2012
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As the trees begin the change and the cooler weather approaches us, some may think of NFL football but others think of CUFLA lacrosse season. The 2012 campaign kicked off this weekend with ten teams in action in eight games. Saturday: Bishop’s 12 Queen’s 2 The defending Baggataway champions the Bishops Gaiters dominated Queen’s university in their season opener. Although not tested often, New Westminster, BC native David Bigley stood…

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